Chemistry Keeps Us Healthy CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE
Chlorpheniramine maleate has several important effects and thus several uses. Most obviously, this medication is an antihistamine and it is used for acute inflammatory and allergic conditions such as: snake Bites, vaccination reactions, blood transfusion reactions, bee stings and insect bites and the management of itchy skin
Chlorpheniramine maleate is frequently included in antihistamine trials for allergic skin disease. It is not one of the more effective antihistamines in dogs but is one of the most reliably effective antihistamines in the cats. Its availability and inexpensiveness make it worth trying in many cases.
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